EDUCATION
High School
Villanova Preparatory School
Ohi, California
1978-79
Flintridge Preparatory School
Flintridge, California
1979-81
College
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California
9/81-6/82
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Psychology
8/82-5/85
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
Medical School
Creighton University, School of Medicine, Omaha Nebraska
Degree: Doctor Of Medicine
8/85-5/89
INTERNSHIP & RESIDENCY
MARICOPA COUNTY HOSPITAL
Phoenix, Arizona
General Surgery
Internship & Residency: 6/89-6/93
Chief Year: 7/93-6/94
RESIDENCY/ FELLOWSHIP
OBSERVATIONAL TRAINING with IVO PITANGUY
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7/94-8/94
FELLOWSHIP AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEON
Plastic Surgery Registrar
Edinburgh,Scotland
8/94-12/94
UNIV. OF MIAMI/JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Plastic & Reconstructive surgery Residency
Miami, Florida
1/95-12/97
FELLOWSHIP AESTHETIC SURGERY
Bruce F. Connell MD
California
1/98-2/98
FELLOWSHIP RECONSTRUCTIVE & AESTHETIC BREAST SURGERY
Carl R. Hartrampf M.D.
Atlanta, Georgia
3/98-6/98
FELLOWSHIP HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Aesthetic Surgery
Boston, Massachusetts
7/98-11/98
TRAVELING SUB-SPECIALTY TRAINING
Dallas, Texas; New York; BeverlyHills, California
11/98-1/99
INVITATIONAL TRAINING
Paris, France; Sao Paulo, Brazil
POSITIONS HELD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR AIR AMBULANCE (Adams Air Ambulance)
2/96 – 10/97
FLIGHT SURGEON
1/96 – 12/97
CLINICAL FELLOW HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
7/98- 11/98
LICENSURE
STATE OF FLORIDA
1994- Present
STATE OF GEORGIA
1998- Present
SERVICES
LA OLYMPICS
1984
VOLUNTEER MEDICAL WORK AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
87/91/93
MIDWEST MEDICAL STUDENT RESEARCH
FORUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Omaha, Nebraska
1988
Advance Trauma Life Support Instructor
1991 – 95
SOCIETIES & MEMBERSHIPS
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
04/2007 – Present
www.surgery.org/
Fellow of the American College Of Surgeons
2001- Present
www.facs.org
Dr. Bruce F Connell Society
99 – Present
Dr. D. Ralph Millard Jr Society
97-Present
www.millardsociety.org
American Medical Association
85- Present
Dade County Medical Association
2002- Present
www.miamimed.com
Florida Medical Society
www.fmaonline.org
AWARDS
Top Surgeon
Voted Top Surgeon 2002,2003, 2004, 2005
by the Consumer Research Council of America
International Who’s Who of Intellectuals
Tenth Edition 1993/94
ISBN 0948875-31-3
International Biographical Center
Cambridge England ( IBC Cambridge)
Two Thousand Notable American Men
First illustrated Edition American Biographical Institute
A LIMITED, Signed and Numbered Collectors edition, Number 44
International Standard Book Number ISBN 0-934544-62-X
Library of Congress Catalog Number 92-071707, Copyright 1992
Elected to Great Minds of the 21st Century
Premier Edition. American Biographical Institute
International Standard serial Number 1545-9225
Copyright 2003
Distinguished Physicians Florida Medical Association
April 4th, 2005
OTHER AWARDS
PASADENA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
High Scholastic Achievement 5/81
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AND ROLL 81-82
Deans List (Every semester) 8/82-5/85
Who’s Who of America 1992
INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Psi-Chi Chapter – Psychology 5/84
GOLDEN MEDAL AWARD Plan Protection LA Olympics 6/84
MAGNA CUM-LAUDE Creighton University 5/85
Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award Creighton Medical School 5/89
PUBLICATIONS
Author of Book “The Art of Gluteal Sculpting” Quality Medical Publishing;
2011. Editor and Author DR Constantino Mendieta
In the works:
- Buttock contouring with liposuction and fat grafting. Elsevier editor
Peter Rubin Chapter by Dr Constantino Mendieta - Plastic Surgery 3rd Edition by Peter Nelligan chapter by Dr Constantino
Mendieta, Dr Abel de La Pena and Dr Thomas Roberts - Decision Making in Plastic Surgery Edited By Dr Marsh and Dr. Peryln,
Chapter by Dr Constantino Mendieta
“Intramuscular Gluteal Augmentation Technique” Clinics in plastic surgery
“Gluteal Augmentation” July 2006 Volume 33 Num:3 Elsevier Sanders
Constantino Mendieta, MD Pages; 423 – 434
“Classification System for Gluteal Evaluation” Clinics in plastic surgery
“Gluteal Augmentation” July 2006 Volume 33 Num: 3 Elsevier Sanders
Constantino G. Mendieta MD FACS Pages; 333 – 346
Award Winning Article of the Year 2003
Mendieta, Constantino G. MD; “Gluteoplasty” Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 23,
Number 6 Nov/Dec 2003 Issue, Pages 441-455
(Selected article of the year 2003 for the aesthetic society)
Chapter 8 by Constantino G. Mendieta MD in Al Aly MDs Book on
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss
Constantino G. Mendieta MD FACS;”Evaluating Gluteoplasty; Behind the Scenes”.
Plastic Surgery Products, February 2003 issue, pages 15-19.
Constantino G. Mendieta MD FACS; “Fighting Complications – Tummy Tuck”.
Plastic Surgery Products, October 2003 issue, pages 31-34.
Constantino G. Mendieta MD FACS; “Lower Lipoplasty”.
Plastic Surgery Products, November 2002 issue, pages 42-45.
FACIAL FLAPS FOR SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY
Poster Presentation in the National Hand Society Meeting in Nashville
09/96
“Free Temporoparietal Fascial Flap for Coverage of a Large Palmar Forearm Wound After Hand Replantation”.
Rogachefsky, Richard A. MD, Ouellette, Elizabeth A. MD, Mendieta, Constantino G. MD, Galpin, Peter MD;
Journal of reconstructive Microsurgery, Volume 17, Number 6, 2001
“WHAT YOUR DOCTOR DIDN’T TELL YOU”
Informational tape on nutrition – Vitamins and Minerals Nation wide distribution
05/97
“PYRUVATE” Informational Tape on Pyruvate and
its effects with Weight loss and endurance.
07/97
NATIONAL LECTURER ON NUTRITIONAL
AWARENESS AND ANTI-AGING.
04/97- 03/98
THE EFFICACY OF ELECTRO-PRESSURE THERAPY
ON HEALING DEHISCED SURGICAL WOUNDS
Poster presentation at the Advances in Skin and Wound Care Meeting in Orlando
TEACHING
2012
PARIS, FRANCE – IMCAS (INTERNATIONAL MASTER COURSE ON AGING SKIN)
14th Annual Meeting January 26th – 29th
- Buttock Surgical Reshaping – Constantino Mendieta, Raul Gonzalez- Teaching Course 7 on Saturday 28th 5 PM to 6:30 Pm
- Aesthetic Gluteal Fat Grafting augmentation Saturday 28th, 1:30 PM – Constantino G Mendieta MD
- Lipofilling Limitations – Saturday 28th, 2:30 PM – Constantino G. Mendieta MD
MIAMI, FLORIDA – 46TH ANNUAL BAKER GORDON SYMPOSIUM
February 9th – 11th
- Liposuction For body Contouring – Personal perspective Friday 9:15 am
- Surgical Analysis, Planning and Operative shaping in gluteal augmentation – Friday 9th at 9:30 am
- Live surgical Demonstration on liposuction and gluteal fat grafting – Friday at 2 pm
DALLAS, TEXAS – 15TH ANNUAL DALLAS COSMETIC SURGERY SYMPOSIUM
March 7th – 8th
- Role of the infragulteal fold in enhancing the buttock – March 7th, 1:50. Constantino Mendieta
- Aesthetics of the Buttock – A new perspective in Analysis/Planning and Execution- March 7th, 2:25 pm
- Point vs Counterpoint – which butt is for you? March 7th, 3:30 Pm; Constantino Mendieta MD, Ashkan Ghavami MD, Andrew Trussler MD, Jeffrey Kenkle MD
- Cadaver anatomic Dissection March 8th 5Pm- Constantino Mendieta MD, Ashkan Ghavami MD
VANCOUVER, CANADA – AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY – OUR NATIONAL SOCIETY
May 3rd – 8th
- Gluteal Augmentation – Sunday may 6th 1:30- 4:30 PM; Jose Abel de La Pena MD, Raul Gonzalez MD, Constantino Mendieta MD
- Three Dimensional Body contouring – The next generation of liposuction, abdominoplasty, and muscle augmentation with fat grafting – May 7th, 2-6:30 PM. Constantino Mendieta MD, Simeon Wall Jr MD, Henry Mentz MD, Alfredo Hoyos MD
GHENT, BELGIUM – CATBBAS MEETING (CONTROVERSIES, ART AND TECHNOLOGY IN BREAST AND BODY CONTOURING AESTETHIC SURGERY)
May 18th – 20th
- Panel; Fat Injection for Deformities May 19th 2 pm; Moderator Joseph Hunstad MD, Participants; Roger Khouri MD, Constantino Mendieta MD, Emmanual Delay MD
- Buttock Filling Lipoplasty May 19th 4:30 PM, Constantino Mendieta
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – THE MULTISPECIALTY FOUNDATION THE VEGAS COSMETIC SURGERY 2012 THE 8TH ANNUAL MEETING
June 6th – 10th
- The Art of Personality Targeted Consultation; how to communicate better with patients- Thursday June 7th- 8:20 Am- Constantino Mendieta
- Stem Cells for dummies; Full discussion about fat, stem cells and how they work- fact versus fiction from a clinical perspective- June 9th 5 pm- Constantino Mendieta MD
- The art of Gluteal Augmentation; A new Perspective on anatomy and fat grafting – June 10th 8:30 Am- Constantino G. Mendieta MD
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
- The international Society Of Aesthetic Plastic surgery (ISAPS)
- Friday September 7th Panelist 10:30-11:50 am
- Gluteal Aesthetics- Constantino G. Mendieta MD
2011
PARK CITY, UTAH – AMERICAN BRAZILIAN AESTHETIC MEETING
March 4th – 7th
- Lectured on a variety of subjects; gluteal contouring and augmentation, abdominal contouring, liposuction 3 dimensional
GRAMADO, BRAZIL – THE SOUTH BRAZILIAN PLASTIC SURGERY MEETING RIO GRANDE DO SUL BRAZIL
April 28th – 30th
- Lectured on several topics- 3 dimensional body contouring, gluteal augmentation and body evaluation
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
May 6th – 11th
- Lipoplasty- panel- Its us not the machines- moderator Steven Titablbeaum, Participants; Simeon Wall Jr MD, Barry DiBernardo MD, Constantino Mendieta MD
- The business side of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery- Constantino Mendieta
- Three Dimensional Body contouring- The next generation of liposuction, abdominoplasty, and muscle augmentation with fat grafting. Constantino Mendieta MD, Simeon Wall Jr MD, Henry Mentz MD, Alfredo Hoyos MD
Venue: Siluetti, Helsinki, Finland Faculty:
Constantino G. Mendieta MD (USA)
Secretary
Kai Lassila, MD
Stephan Dietz, MD
Matti Pakkanen MD, PHD
Timo Pakkanen MD, PHD
Tatu Tarkka MD
2010
WASHINGTON DC – THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY ANNUAL MEETING 2010April 22nd – 27th
- Gluteal Augmentation Friday April 23rd, 2-4 Pm ; Jose Abel de La Pena, Constantino Mendieta
- Three Dimensional Body contouring – The next generation of liposuction, abdominoplasty, and muscle augmentation with fat grafting – Monday 26th, 3:30 Pm; Constantino Mendieta MD, Simeon Wall Jr MD, Henry Mentz MD, Alfredo Hoyos MD
NEW JERSEY – SAINT BERNARD MEDICAL CENTER PRIVATE TEACHINGMay 13th
- 3 Dimensional Liposuction with gluteal contouring and Aesthetics- Constantino Mendieta
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – THE SAO PAULO BRAZILIAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGERY ANNUAL MEETINGMay 26th – 29th
- Several lectures given on liposuction, buttock augmentation and abdominoplasty
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY (ISAPS)April 15th – 18th
- Session 6: Abdominoplasty and Body contouring Panel Discussion April 17th 2:00 – 3:30 PM – Raul Gonzalez MD, Joseph P. Hunstad MD, Constantino G. Mendieta MD, Fabio Nahas MD, Kirill Pshenisnov MD, Lina M. Triani MD
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO – SANTA FE BREAST AND BODY SYMPOSIUMApril 18th – 21st
- Buttock Rejuvenation August 20th 5:15 PM- Constantino Mendieta
- 3 Dimensional Body contouring with gluteal Aesthetics August 21st – Constantino Mendieta
- Panel Moderator for Body lifting surgery- Constantino Mendieta
- Lectured on liposuction as well as body and gluteal contouring
HELSINKI, FINLAND – FATS MEETING IN FINLANDSept 15th-17th
- Lectured on a variety of subjects, liposuction, body and gluteal contouring and breast surgery
LONDON, ENGLAND – BRITISH SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERYSept 22 – 24th
- Lectured on a variety of subjects Abdominal anatomy and abdominoplasty, 3 dimensional body contouring, gluteal aesthetics and gluteal augmentation, Breast surgery
MANAGUA, NICARAGUA – NICARAGUAN AND COSTA RICAN SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERYOctober 7th and 8th
- Lectured on a variety of subjects, Body contouring (abdominoplasty and liposuction) as well as breast surgery
ROME, ITALY – ROMAN SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERYNovember 27th
- Lectured on body contouring, liposuction and gluteal augmentation
SPEAKING/LECTURING IN OCTOBER 2007 AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGERY
Venue: Bellagio Hotel – Las Vegas Sunday June 17th 2007 Program Co- Chairman- Bruce F Connell MD & Hunt Neurohr MD
One of the speakers and lecturers as well as one of the moderators Constantino G. Mendieta MD FACS
“Buttocks Augmentation by Micro-fat Grafting and implants”Lecturers/ Presenters:
Thomas L Roberts III MD &Constantino G. Mendieta MD
“Gluteal Augmentation and Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Review” Lecturers/Presenters:
Robert Centeno MD, Constantino Mendieta MD, Thomas L Roberts III MD, V. Leroy Young, MD,
Jose Abel de La Pena MD, Rafael Vergara MD
Jose Abel de La Pena MD, Constantino G. Mendieta MD
“Cosmetic Rehabilitation of the Post-Bariatric Patient Lecturers/Presenters:
Co-Chairs: Al Aly, MD, Franklin L. DiSpaltro,MD
Additional Presenters:
Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD; Joseph F. Capella, MD, Susan E. Downey, MD,
Felmont F. Eaves, III, MD, Constantino Mendieta, MD,
and J. Peter Rubin, MD Lecture on Wednesday May 4th:
“Buttock augmentation by grafting or implants Lecture on Wednesday May 4th:
“Buttock augmentation by grafting or implants” Lecturers/Presenters:
Thomas L Roberts III MD, Jose Abel de la pena MD,
Constantino Mendieta MD, V leroy Young MD, and Robert Centeno MD
“Gluteal Augmentation and Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Review” Lecturers/Presenters:
Robert Centeno MD, Constantino Mendieta MD, Thomas L Roberts III MD, V. Leroy Young, MD,
Jose Abel de La Pena MD, Rafael Vergara MD
Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD and Felmont F. Eaves, III, MD
SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY (ASAPS) AND THE AESTHETIC SURGERY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (ASERF)Orlando Florida April 19th-26th Lecture to be given on:
Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:00pm – 6:30pm (4-hours) “Buttocks Augmentation by Fat Grafting or Implants”
Thomas L. Roberts, III, MD, Jose Abel De la Peña , MD,
Constantino Mendieta, MD, and V. Leroy Young, MD
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES & TECHNIQUES IN PLASTIC SURGERY
INNOVATIONS IN FACIAL SURGERY, BREAST SURGERY, BODY CONTOURING SURGERY, TISSUE REPLACEMENT
AND SKIN CARE.
Annual meeting at New York University (NYU) May 2006 Lecture: “Gluteal Contouring/ Augmentation” by Constantino G. Mendieta MD Course Directors: Lawrence S. Bass MD, Nolan S. Karp MD
SPONSORED BY BOTH ASPS AND ASAPSAugust 23rd -26th, 2006 Meeting Venue:El dorado Hotel and Spa Santa Fe, New Mexico Chairperson:Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD and Mark L. Jewell, MD
Al S. Aly, MD, Alfonso Barrera, MD, Joseph F. Capella, MD, Sydney R.Coleman, MD,
Susan E. Downey, MD, Diane Duncan, MD, Joel J. Feldman, MD, James C. Grotting, MD,
Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay, MD, Ian T. Jackson, MD, J. William Little, MD,
Constantino G. Mendieta, MD, Farzad R. Nahai, MD, Foad Nahai, MD, Mark Palmer, MD,
Gerald H. Pitman, MD, Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Renato Saltz, MD, Alexis M. Verpaele, MD,
Woffles Wu, MD, and V. Leroy Young, MD
Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD, Al Aly, MD, Loren J. Borud, MD, Robert F. Centenoo, MD, Susan E. Downey, MD, Felmont F. Eaves, III, MD, Eve Guth, MD, Dennis J. Hurwitz, MD, Constantino Mendieta, MD, Linda G. Phillips, MD, J. Peterr Rubin, MD, David B. Sarwer, PhD, Philip Schauer, MD, Michele A. Shermak, MD, Michael S. Wong, MD, V. Leroy Young, MD.
Venue: Hotel Negresco
Guest Appearance: Constantino G. Mendieta MD Special Presentation: Autologous Fat Transfers for Buttock Augmentation Tuesday, April 24th Main Session Presentation Constantino G. Mendieta MD